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Senate Democrats say they have concerns about some of the parameters of an emerging plan to extend enhanced ObamaCare subsidies that expired Jan. 1, even as at least one of the Republican negotiators said draft legislation could come next week.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America non-profit organization, said any act of flexibility would be “an abandonment” of the Republican Party’s commitment to opposing federal funding for abortions and suggested Republicans would lose November’s midterm elections if such action is done.
A bipartisan breakthrough on Hyde has eluded lawmakers, as both parties remain firm on red lines over abortion access under Obamacare.
An emerging bipartisan deal would include a two-year extension with income caps; end zero-dollar premiums; and extend the open enrollment period.
Senate Republicans don’t see a bipartisan deal to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies coming together before the Christmas deadline, given the complexity of the issue and a growing fight over abortion, an issue that deeply divides both ...
We're not interested in a defection bill, a bill that would have 13 Republicans join all Democrats," Sen. Bernie Moreno said.